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With a unique carbohydrate blend, great-tasting Glucerna Snack Shakes are designed to help you manage your blood sugar. And each shake is 140 Calories. Between meals you can reach for a cool, creamy, and delicious Glucerna Snack Shake.


The Smart Nutrition in Glucerna Snack Shake

- Offers a good source of 26 essential vitamins and minerals for Complete, Balanced Nutrition®.
- Glucerna Snack Shakes contain chromium picolinate and provide 100% of the DV or 120 mcg/8-fl-oz serving.
- Lactose- and gluten-free

Glucerna Snack Shakes Fit Your Meal Plan

Before the Store
Running errands? A Glucerna Snack Shake is quick and easy to carry with you when you’re on the go.

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up
Bring a Glucerna Snack Shake to work and bridge the gap between lunch and dinner.

Pre-Party Snack
Enjoy before a party to help you resist high-calorie appetizers and desserts.





The Glucerna® product advantage comes from the unique blends of slowly digested carbohydrates and key ingredients scientifically designed to help meet the needs of people with diabetes. First, we’ll look at the benefit of slowly digested carbohydrates. Then, we’ll take a closer look at several unique Glucerna product ingredients that help you manage your diabetes and improve your overall health, and that make Glucerna products taste great, too.

Glucerna Cereal, Bars, and Shakes have been shown to produce a lower blood sugar response in people with diabetes because of their unique carbohydrate blends. Select one of the Glucerna products below to view the blood sugar responses compared to similar standard products.

Glucerna Shake in a Clinical Study

Specially formulated to help you meet American Diabetes Association® Nutrition Recommendations** for protein, saturated and trans fats, and types of low-glycemic carbohydrates, Glucerna Shakes are clinically shown to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower A1C when used as part of the diabetes management plan.

Also, in a clinical study that compared Glucerna Shake and a leading standard nutritional beverage, Glucerna Shake produced a smaller peak change in blood sugar and a lower blood sugar response over four hours.  



*The blood glucose values in this graph represent the amount of change (or difference) in blood sugar response after consuming a Glucerna Shake compared to a leading standard nutritional beverage.

**American Diabetes Association Position Statement: Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes. Diabetes Care 2008;31:S61-S78.

Study BK02. Abbott Nutrition, Abbott Laboratories, February 2007.

Glucerna Product Ingredients and Benefits

Let’s take a closer look at the many beneficial ingredients in Glucerna products that are scientifically designed to help you manage your diabetes and your health.

Ingredients Benefits Products Chromium Picolinate Helps the body’s own insulin work better Glucerna Cereal, Glucerna Shakes, Glucerna Snack Shakes Omega-3 fatty acids Beneficial for heart health Glucerna Shakes, Glucerna Snack Shakes Sucromalt Beneficial for blood sugar response Glucerna Cereal, Glucerna Shakes DAG oil (Enova™ oil)  Helps support heart health Glucerna Shakes Phytosterols  Beneficial for heart health Glucerna Shakes Whole grains  Beneficial for blood sugar response Glucerna Cereal Vitamins C and E  Antioxidant All Glucerna Products Unique blends of carbohydrates  Beneficial for blood sugar response All Glucerna Products

Chromium Picolinate

Chromium is a trace mineral that helps the body’s own insulin work more efficiently to allow blood sugar to move from the blood into the cells.1 Chromium is considered essential because it is not made in the body, and a certain level is needed in the diet to maintain health. Chromium picolinate is chromium in a form that is optimal for the body to absorb and use. Chromium picolinate improves the body’s blood sugar response and helps support cardiovascular health.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids 

Glucerna Shakes contain plant-based omega-3 fatty acids, which are clinically shown to help support circulatory and heart health. (Glucerna Shakes contain 400 mg omega-3 fatty acid ALA per serving, 25% of 1.6 g DV. Glucerna Snack Shakes contain 197 mg omega-3 fatty acid ALA per serving, 12% of 1.6 g DV.)

Sucromalt 

Sucromalt is a key ingredient as part of the carbohydrate blend that helps manage blood sugar response in Glucerna Cereal and Glucerna Shakes. Sucromalt is a fully digestible, low-glycemic carbohydrate source that provides sweetness. Sucromalt is natural — not artificial. As a slowly digested carbohydrate, sucromalt also contributes to a lower blood sugar response.

DAG Oil (Enova™ oil)

Diacylglycerol (DAG) oil, from natural soy and canola oils, is widely available as Enova™ cooking oil in grocery stores. Studies show that consuming DAG oil results in lower triglyceride levels after a meal.2 DAG oil helps prevent the increase of fat levels in the blood, so less is stored in the body as fat, and more of the fat is sent to the liver to be burned for energy. DAG oil is not like the fat substitute ingredient olestra (commonly found in snack chips), which is not recognized by the body and is incompletely digested.

Phytosterols 

Phytosterols (plant sterols) in foods help lower cholesterol, particularly when combined with DAG oil.3,4 Phytosterols do not raise blood cholesterol like cholesterol from animal sources (eggs, meat), and because they are structurally similar to cholesterol, plant sterols are absorbed in place of animal cholesterol. As part of a diet for people with diabetes that is already low in saturated fat and cholesterol, phytosterols can help reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Whole Grains 

Whole grains have higher fiber, mineral, and vitamin content than processed grains. Whenever possible, it is better for your health to replace highly processed grains, cereals, and sugars with minimally processed whole-grain products. Fiber is an important part of a healthy diet.

Vitamins C and E 

The antioxidant vitamins C and E are ingredients in all Glucerna products. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), in addition to being an important antioxidant, is essential for healthy tissues, teeth, bones, gums, ligaments, and blood vessels (because it helps produce collagen, a connective tissue). Vitamin E supports normal cell structure, enzyme function, and a healthy nervous system.

Unique Blends of Carbohydrates 

The key to Glucerna products is their unique blends of slowly digested carbohydrates, shown to help manage blood sugar spikes.5,6 "Slowly digested" means that sugar is not immediately broken down and absorbed into the blood, which helps minimize peaks in blood sugar. Consistently maintaining optimal blood sugar levels over time can help reduce the complications of diabetes. Using Glucerna products help with carb consistency. Each Glucerna product was developed to provide a set amount of carbohydrates in each serving.

Facts:

Nutrition Facts Glucerna Snack Shakes Serving Size: 1 Can (8 fl oz) Servings Per Container: 4 Amount per Serving Calories Total 140    from Fat 45 % Daily Value+ Total Fat 5 g 8%   Saturated Fat  0.5g 3% Cholesterol  <5mg <2% Sodium  230 mg 10% Potassium  280 mg 8% Total Carbohydrate  19 g 6%   Dietary fiber  3 g 12%   Sugars  5 g Protein  7 g 14% Vitamins and Minerals Vitamin A   15% Vitamin C    60% Calcium    15% Iron    15% Vitamin D    15% Vitamin E    15% Vitamin K   15% Thiamin    15% RiboFlavin    15% Niacin    15% Vitamin B6    15% Folate    15% Vitamin B12   15% Biotin    15% Pantothenic acid   15% Phosphorus   15% Iodine    15% Magnesium    15% Zinc    15% Selenium    15% Copper   15% Manganese    15% Chromium    100% Molybdenum    20% Chrolide    10% Choline    15% + Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Carbohydrates contribute 32 calories; sugar alcohols and dietary fiber contribute 9 calories.

Indications

- Designed for the dietary management of people with diabetes. - Glucerna Snack Shake provides 1 carb choice or, if using the exchange system for meal planning, Glucerna Snack Shake provides 1 starch and 1/2 fat. - Calculated using "Exchange Lists for Meal Planning," American Diabetes Association® and American Dietetic Association, 2003. - Nutritional information for other Glucerna Snack Shake flavors may vary. See package labels for details.

Warnings

- Use under medical supervision.